Open AccessA prospective observational study to evaluate the magnitude of temperature changes in children undergoing elective MRI under general anesthesia
Author(s) -
Merlin Shalini Ruth,
Nivetha Sridharan,
Ekta Rai,
Anita Shirley Joselyn
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_791_19
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , hypothermia , anesthesia , prospective cohort study , observational study , propofol , nuclear medicine , core (optical fiber) , isoflurane , radiology , surgery , materials science , composite material
Induction of general anesthesia and mandatory low-ambient temperature in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite renders the pediatric patient prone to fall in core temperature. Previously done studies have shown mixed results with core temperature showing both rise and fall.